# \#mineral-prospecting

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## [“The Petrified River”—Uranium Prospecting and Mining in the U.S. Southwest](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-petrified-river-uranium-prospecting-and-mining-in-the-u-s-southwest/2079)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [29 September 2022 13:18 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-petrified-river-uranium-prospecting-and-mining-in-the-u-s-southwest/2079 "2022-09-29T13:18:24Z")

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This half-hour documentary was made in 1957 by the Union Carbide Corporation in co-operation with U.S. Bureau of Mines, showing the uranium prospecting and mining boom at its height, along with all of the b…